A Study On Composition Techniques Of?Stele?by Gy?rgy Kurtág

Gy?rgy Kurtág.(1926-)is a famous Hungarian contemporary composer.His writing style is distinctive,concise and profound.This article is about his work<Stele>,and a research and analysis on its main composition techniques.The research contents can be divided into three parts.The first part is the elaboration of the creation background.It mainly deals with the impact of Hungarian social and cultural background had on composers,and their works,and an overview of the creation of "Tombstone".The second part is the exploration of composition techniques.It's mainly about the work"Tombstone"including an inductive wrap-up of the main composition techniques.It involves pitch organization,polyphonic thinking,orchestration and composition classification.The overall structure of the work is unified and concise,and the use of techniques is naturally integrated,which embodies Kurtág's steady and concise musical style.The third part lists several representative works created by Kurtág in different periods.The author hopes to understand the spiritual world constructed in the music language of the composer through an overview of his works.